Commission).Bentzel: “Let’s face it, it’s taking two or three times longer to deliver cargo because of congestion and conservatively prices are three to five times higher.”
Industry cooperation removing containers from the docks has convinced port officials to hold off imposing penalties for excess storage.
CN begins moving trains on the Kamloops-Vancouver corridor three weeks after flooding and landslides in British Columbia knocked out its main Port of Vancouver rail link.
A container vessel made an emergency call at a Mexican port so sailors could seek medical attention for COVID-19.
COVID exposed underlying chinks in the supply chain, especially at the ports. The White House has lit a fire under the industry’s feet to improve the container shipping system.
Marine Exchange now counts ships waiting farther out to sea, confirming just how big the backlog really is.
The terminal says it has “abundant space” at the Millennium Marine Rail facility in New Jersey, as well as competitive import dwell time.
Officials are creating unrealistic expectations that supply chains will be unplugged within weeks or months.
A union and a trucking company serving the Port of Vancouver reached a tentative agreement to give container drivers benefits and increased pay, averting a strike.
While technically the congestion has decreased in the bay because of the new queuing system, that does not mean the vessels do not exist. They do.
Peak airport congestion during peak season is undermining air cargo transport.
Despite claims to the contrary, the ship backlog is not getting smaller. Vessels are waiting on both sides of the Pacific.
The largest container terminal operator in the world is buying BDP, a midsize U.S. freight forwarder.
As demand for shipping increases, whales are more at risk of colliding with vessels. A new certification provides strategies to prevent collisions.
Major retailers and suppliers reassured the White House they have a handle on supply chain volatility and can meet consumer demand.
Drivers at one of two Port of Vancouver trucking companies facing a strike have reached a tentative agreement with their carrier.
The Federal Trade Commission will investigate whether large companies have taken advantage of the supply chain chaos at the expense of consumers or smaller competitors.
An environmental coalition urges Target, Walmart, Amazon and Ikea to clean up their maritime emissions and shipping routes.
Container truckers at two carriers serving the Port of Vancouver are set to go on strike Friday over benefits and detention pay.
Southern California ports and private operators are using carrots and sticks to help eliminate a massive pileup of cargo.
